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Business English (Basics 1) (Subject) / Present simple vs. present continuous (Lesson)
Complete these sentences with the present simple or the present continous form of the verbs in brackets.
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- (a) At the moment, Ebay ... (works) with brand owners to remove fake items. is working
- (b) Ebay ... (spend) now $20m a year analysing suspicious sales. spends
- (c) Louis Vuitton usually ... (sell) its products through authentic Louis Vuitton boutiques. sells
- (d) At the moment, Louis Vuitton ... (negotiate) with Hubert de Givenchy. is negotiating
- (e) Both Apple and Blackberry ... (launch) important new products this year. are launching
- (f) These days, a lot of people ... (have) a Blackberry. have
- (g) I ... (look at) your contact details on the screen right now. am looking at
- (h) I ... (look at) the sales results in detail every month. look at
- (i) The production line ... (not, work) at weekends. does not work
- (j) The product line (not, work) at the moment. is not working
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- (k) Yes, I agree, I ... (think) it's a great idea. think
- (l) I ... (think) about it. I'll let you know tomorrow. am thinking
- (m) We ... (take) a sample for testing once a day. take
- (n) We ... a big risk if we go ahead with the project. are taking
- (o) They ... (not, be) usually very flexible in negotiations. are not
- (p) They ... (not, be) very flexible in this negotiation. are not being
- (q) Breitling and Cartier ... (sell) luxury watches around the world. sell
- (r) It only ... (take) our laboratory half an hour to test all the ingredients. takes
- (s) Which market segment ... they usually ... (target)? ...do ... target
- (t) Oh no! My printer ... (work) properly. I'll ask Leila to run off a copy of the report for you. is not working
- (u) ... you ... (invest) more money in marketing this year? Are... investing...
- (v) Their advertising agency never ... (work) at weekends. works
- (w) Do you think we... (take) a big risk if we postpone the launch of our new model? are taking
- (x) This time, we ... (target) our advertising campaign on the young. are targeting
- (y) Our company ... (not, invest) a lot in R&D. That is why we develop fewer new products than our competitors. does not invest
- (z) The Sunnyvale brand in particular ... (become) hugely popular throughout Europe. is becoming